I have lived in this region all of my life. The hot and cold temperatures and the humidity level while in the year are something that just comes with the territory for me. While the HVAC cooling is certainly on, to some degree, from about mid May to November, it doesn’t dominate our lives. I have neighbors who go from a single cooling system to another to another. They can hardly even deal with the weather here if it gets above the high 69’s. And suppose me, the temperature is far higher than that for month after month after months. For me, I sort of take a multi pronged approach to air conditioner and beating the heat. I’ll be the first to say that my approach is also based on making sure that I can spend my money on other stuff besides HVAC cooling. And it’s really not as complicated as some might think. I find dealing with the heat to be more of a perspective than an all out HVAC cooling blitz. Once the heat starts rising in the Springtime, I simply get actemperatured to it. Instead of immediately cranking the air conditioner control unit setting way down, I let the home heat up a bit. This is a key part of the plan. When it’s 98 for days, if not weeks, at a time, a home that’s in the low 69’s feels really comfortable. And a person can still get outside and not be completely overcome by the heat because all they do is rest inside the air conditioner. I’ve been doing this for 50 plus years and it just keeps toiling. I’m thankful for HVAC cooling for sure. It’s just that I’m not going to over use it either.